July 27, 2023 Free Research Presentation AIR-P Presents: Mind the NIH-Funding Gap: Structural Discrimination in Physical Health-Related Research for Cognitively Able Autistic Adults

https://www.aucd.org/template/event.cfm?event_id=9675&id=379&parent=379

Come find out why there is so little research on physical health conditions in autism- and recommendations for change!

Webinar Description

Topics will include:

  • Importance of addressing physical health disparity conditions in autistic adults
  • Description of conflicts of interest within an NIH-funded culture of academia that contribute to systemic structural discrimination in funding policies 
  • Structural discrimination in NIH-funded studies on physical health disparity conditions in autistic adults

This webinar is supported by data in McDonald and Scudder’s (2023) article and can be read here